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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Darias Whittington of Mary Carroll High School was |
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| 6 | 7 | | honored for her exceptional achievements during the 2014-2015 |
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| 7 | 8 | | season by being chosen as the Most Valuable Player in the Corpus |
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| 8 | 9 | | Christi Caller-Times All-South Texas basketball awards selections; |
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| 9 | 10 | | and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Whittington averaged 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 |
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| 11 | 12 | | rebounds per game as she helped the team win its first outright |
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| 12 | 13 | | district title since 2008 and reach the playoffs for the third |
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| 13 | 14 | | straight year; she also overcame an ankle injury to score 17 points |
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| 14 | 15 | | during the Tigers' bi-district playoff game, and she was selected |
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| 15 | 16 | | for the 28-6A All-District team; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Patricia and Dwight Whittington, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Darias Whittington has been the starting point guard on the varsity |
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| 18 | 19 | | team for the past three years; following her graduation in 2015, she |
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| 19 | 20 | | hopes to continue playing basketball at the collegiate level; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The All-South Texas award provides fitting |
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| 21 | 22 | | acknowledgement of the talent, hard work, and commitment to |
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| 22 | 23 | | excellence demonstrated by this exemplary student-athlete, and she |
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| 23 | 24 | | may take justifiable pride in her accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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| 24 | 25 | | be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Darias Whittington on being chosen |
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| 27 | 28 | | as the 2015 Most Valuable Player in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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| 28 | 29 | | All-South Texas basketball awards selections and extend to her |
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| 29 | 30 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for Ms. Whittington as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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